Maybe you've noticed that in older pictures of the once-budding Space Shuttle Program, the Shuttle's giant external tank appears brilliant white instead of the rusty orange color we have become so ...

The ET-94, a massive, 66,000 pound fuel tank which has been dubbed the “last flight-qualified space shuttle external tank in ... story fuel container, whose color matches the exact shade ...

Here’s how it works. Following more than 18-months of redesign work, the next external tank that will fuel a NASA space shuttle as it is launched into orbit is about ready for delivery ...

The last flight-qualified space shuttle external fuel tank in existence is expected to arrive at Marina del Rey's Fisherman’s Village about May 18. The tank’s 16- to 18-hour journey along city ...

NASA's only remaining space shuttle external fuel tank is headed to California, where it will land as part of a permanent display with the retired space shuttle Endeavor. The tank, ET-94 ...

In operation for 30 years, NASA's space shuttle was described by the space agency as "the world's first reusable spacecraft" and was "launched like a rocket, maneuvered in Earth orbit like a ...

NEW ORLEANS -- The next space shuttle fuel tank - External Tank-132 - is in the middle of a six-day, 900-mile sea voyage from New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The tank is the first ...

NASA fueled a space shuttle for the first time in two years Thursday, and Discovery’s redesigned external tank aced the crucial prelaunch test. The 154-foot, rust-colored tank underwent major ...

After the external tank is put into position, work will begin to move Endeavour out of its existing exhibit space, the temporary hangar known as the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Pavilion ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — After a send-off that included a jazz band and a group of well wishers waving goodbye, ET-94 -- the 66,000 external, space shuttle fuel tank -- began its long ...

It's a sight no one thought possible again: a complete NASA space shuttle — the winged orbiter, twin rocket boosters and a massive external tank, all authentic hardware – standing vertical as ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA has shipped its last space shuttle external propellant tank to California to join the retired orbiter Endeavour on display in Los Angeles. The plan is to mount the winged ...